SewGreen classes are open to everyone. They take place in our classroom or design studio at 112-114 North Cayuga Street in downtown Ithaca. Everything is supplied, including a sewing machine to use in the classes. Pre-registration is required. Scholarships are available.

To sign up, send an email to: coord@sewgreen.org with your name, contact info and which class(es) you want to attend.

FOR KIDS
Saturday Start-Up
AGES 8 to 12, BEGINNERS
Kids with little or no sewing experience will learn to safely use a sewing machine and complete a variety of projects, including a drawstring backpack, patchwork pillow, and a stuffed animal they design themselves. This three-part series is offered Saturday mornings, 10 am to noon, on Feb 4, 11, and 18; repeated March 3, 10, and 17; and again May 5, 12, and 19. $75 per series.

Creative Kids
AGES 8 to 10 (grades 3, 4, and 5), ONGOING
For elementary school children who have sewn with us before, this ongoing group explores many areas of creative sewing, often following a theme from nature, history, or art. Offered Friday afternoons, 4 to 5:30 pm, in six-week blocks. Kids can join at the start of any block. $120 per block.

Dates:
Feb 3, 10, 17; March 2, 9, 16
March 23, 30; April 13, 20, 27, May 4.
May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15

Vacation Sewing Camp
AGES 8 to 10, BEGINNERS & ONGOING
Any child in third, fourth, or fifth grade is welcome at this vacation day camp. Kids will explore machine and hand sewing, knitting, and creative crafts in a friendly and entertaining environment. Three days: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10 am to 3 pm, February 21 through 23. Kids need to bring their own lunches. $150 includes materials and healthy snacks. Register soon! Our camps fill up quickly!

FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Our Basic Sewing classes are for anyone 13 and up who wants to learn to sew with a machine. These 2-hour classes provide essential skills and knowledge. Each class is offered multiple times during the semester. Take one, two, or all three classes. $22 per class, $60 for all three.

Basic Sewing I
Learn to use a sewing machine and make a simple tote bag. Offered 6:30 to 8:30 pm, on Wednesday, Feb 1; repeated Tuesday, Feb 28; Thursday, March 22; Wednesday, April 18; Tuesday, May 8

Basic Sewing II
Review sewing machine skills and make a bib apron. Offered 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb 8; repeated Tuesday, March 6; Thursday, March 29; Wednesday, April 25; Tuesday, May 15

Basic Sewing III
Learn to measure, cut, and sew a tetra bag with a zipper. Offered 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb 15; repeated Tuesday, March 13; Thursday, April 5; Wednesday, May 2; Tuesday, May 22

One-Hour Skirt
For those who have taken Basic I, II, and III, this class shows how to take measurements, make your own pattern, and complete a pencil skirt with a back-centered zipper. The class lasts three hours, but once you know how, you can make this skirt in an hour! Offered 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, Feb 25; repeated Saturday, March 31; and Saturday, April 21.

Figure Drawing for Fashion
Build competency in drawing the clothed figure, learn shortcuts to fashion drawing, design your own croquis (templates for sketching clothing designs), make a “mood board,” and generally have fun developing your own unique style of fashion illustration. Six-class series, offered Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30, Feb 2, 9, 16 and March 1, 8, 15; repeated Thursday April 19, 26 and May 3, 10, 17, and 24. $150 per series includes materials.

FOR EVERYONE
Make Your Own Doll Clothes
We invite doll-clothes lovers age 8 to adult to join this three-class series on making simple clothing for American Girl or similar 18-inch dolls. Kids, tweens, and teens must have sewn with us before, and adults must have experience sewing on a machine. If you don’t have a doll, you may borrow one of ours to model your creations. Offered Saturdays, from 1 to 3 pm, Feb 11, 18, and 25. $75 per person for the series. $125 for parent-child pairs.